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HR 1279 108th Congress House Taxation Alternative energy sources Commerce Diesel motor Economics and Public Finance Energy Excise tax Government trust funds Highway finance Income tax Oils and fats Tax credits Tax rates Transportation and Public Works

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives for the use of biodiesel as a fuel.

Introduced: March 13, 2003 See on congress.gov
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Mar 18, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
Mar 13, 2003
Introduced in House
Mar 13, 2003
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish a credit to promote the production and usage of biodiesel fuel. Requires a taxpayer to obtain a certification from the producer of the biodiesel which identifies the product produced in order to utilize the credit. Imposes a tax for biodiesel not used as fuel, but for which a credit was granted. Reduces motor fuel excise taxes on biodiesel mixtures.

Provides for transfers of funds from the Commodity Credit Corporation to the Highway Trust Fund in amounts equivalent to the reductions that would occur but for this Act.

What's happening now March 18, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 4 Republican 3
D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · Jun 16, 2004
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Jun 9, 2003
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Jun 9, 2003
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · May 21, 2003
 R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Apr 10, 2003
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Apr 3, 2003
 R
Graves, Sam
Missouri · Apr 1, 2003
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1279: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives for the use of biodiesel as a fuel.. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1279/
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"H.R. 1279: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives for the use of biodiesel as a fuel.." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1279/.
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H.R. 1279, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1279/.
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